abstract：BACKGROUND:Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) is characterized by a heterogeneous phenotypic spectrum of retinopathy, intellectual disability (ID), obesity, polydactyly, and kidney dysfunctions as the major clinical features. Genetic investigations have reported 21 BBS genes, the products of which are mostly located at the ce...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Muzammal M,Zubair M,Bierbaumer S,Blatterer J,Graf R,Gul A,Abbas S,Badar M,Abbasi AA,Khan MA,Windpassinger C

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To search for new prevention markers for early detection of the diseases caused by tobacco, we aimed to investigate the polymorphisms in TSLP and TSLPRs associated with cigarette smoking in the Saudi population. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Samples were collected from 177 smokers and 126 healthy controls. Three TS...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Semlali A,Almutairi M,Azzi A,Reddy Parine N,AlAmri A,Alsulami S,Meshal Alumri T,Saud Alanazi M,Rouabhia M

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pre-mRNA splicing is a complex process requiring the identification of donor site, acceptor site, and branch point site with an adjacent polypyrimidine tract sequence. Splicing is regulated by splicing regulatory elements (SREs) with both enhancer and suppressor functions. Variants located in exonic regions ...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Katneni UK,Liss A,Holcomb D,Katagiri NH,Hunt R,Bar H,Ismail A,Komar AA,Kimchi-Sarfaty C

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The heritability of several psychiatric disorders is high, and specific at-risk variants have been identified. Therefore, genetic counseling and genetic testing can be prescribed to some psychiatric patients, but these services are not standardized for most of the population. The aims of the study were to ga...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Martorell L,Sanfeliu A,Blázquez A,Lojo E,Cortés MJ,de Pablo J,Vilella E

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:CYP1B1 variants and deletions are the most common cause of primary congenital glaucoma (PCG). METHODS:We investigated an individual with PCG from the Australian and New Zealand Registry of Advanced Glaucoma. We performed sequencing of the CYP1B1 gene, followed by Multiplex Ligation-dependent Probe Amplifica...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Souzeau E,Dubowsky A,Ruddle JB,Craig JE

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Insulin resistance (IR), known to reduce the response to insulin action, develops with obesity leading to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The PC-1 gene has been associated with dyslipidemia, polycystic ovarian disease and T2DM in different regions of the world. The objective of the present study was to inve...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Albegali AA,Shahzad M,Ullah MI,Mahmood S,Rashid M

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:MicroRNA-33a (miR-33a) plays the role of the tumor suppressor gene by regulating the expression level of downstream genes. However, the effects of miR-33a in renal cell cancer (RCC) remain unknown. Our study was designed to investigate the expression level and potential function of miR-33a in RCC. METHODS:R...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Jiang K,Sun F,Zhu J,Luo G,Ban Y,Zhang P

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess clinical chromosomal microarray (CMA) genomic testing reports for the following: (a) usage of reporting elements consistent with 2011 ACMG guidelines and other elements identified in the primary literature, (b) information quality, and (c) readability. METHODS:We retrospectively analyzed genomic test...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Davis KW,Hamby Erby L,Fiallos K,Martin M,Wassman ER

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preeclampsia (PE) is a pregnancy-related hypertensive disorder, which may stem from impair placentation. Renin-angiotensin system is one of the mediators of decidualization and trophoblastic proliferation. In the present study women with PE were studied in a comparison of normotensive controls to determine w...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Shaheen G,Sajid S,Razak S,Mazhar SB,Afsar T,Almajwal A,Alam I,Jahan S

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Site-1 Protease (S1P) is a Golgi-resident protein required for the activation of regulatory proteins that drive key cellular functions, including, the unfolded protein response (UPR) and lipid and cholesterol biosynthesis. While disruptions in S1P function have been widely characterized in animal models, to ...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Schweitzer GG,Gan C,Bucelli RC,Wegner D,Schmidt RE,Shinawi M,Finck BN,Brookheart RT

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently, increasing innovations improved the accuracy of next generation sequencing (NGS) data. However, the validation of all NGS variants increased the cost and turn-around time of clinical diagnosis, and therefore limited the further development of clinical applications. We aimed to comprehensively asses...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Zheng J,Zhang H,Banerjee S,Li Y,Zhou J,Yang Q,Tan X,Han P,Fu Q,Cui X,Yuan Y,Zhang M,Shen R,Song H,Zhang X,Zhao L,Peng Z,Wang W,Yin Y

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To identify potential causative mutations in SLC2A9 and SLC22A12 that lead to hypouricemia or hyperuricemia (HUA). METHODS:Targeted resequencing of whole exon regions of SLC2A9 and SLC22A12 was performed in three cohorts of 31 hypouricemia, 288 HUA and 280 normal controls. RESULTS:A total of 84 high-qualit...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Zhou Z,Wang K,Zhou J,Wang C,Li X,Cui L,Han L,Liu Z,Ren W,Wang X,Zhang K,Li Z,Pan D,Li C,Shi Y

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Homozygous inactivating GCK mutations have been repeatedly reported to cause severe hyperglycemia, presenting as permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus (PNDM). Conversely, only two cases of GCK homozygous mutations causing mild hyperglycemia have been so far described. We here report a novel GCK mutation (c.11...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Marucci A,Biagini T,Di Paola R,Menzaghi C,Fini G,Castellana S,Cardinale GM,Mazza T,Trischitta V

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is the second most common cause of inflammatory arthritis worldwide affecting the axial skeleton. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP3) in the development of AS has few been investigated in Chinese population. METHODS:A total of 362 patients ...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Zhu Y,Li S,Huang Z,Xing W,Li F,Da Y,Xue J,Li M,Sun K,Jia H,Yang X

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Deletional hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin (HPFH)/δβ-thalassemia and δ-thalassemia are rare inherited disorders which may complicate the diagnosis of β-thalassemia. The aim of this study was to reveal the frequency of these two disorders in Southwestern China. METHODS:A total of 33,596 subjects w...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Zhang J,Yang Y,Li P,Yan Y,Lv T,Zhao T,Zeng X,Li D,Zhou X,Chen H,Su J,Yang T,He J,Zhu B

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Osteoarthritis is the most common malignant disease in the world. The disease is caused by changes in the metabolism, the structure and function of multiple joints, and joint tissues. Sumac is one of the indigenous plants of Iran and has traditionally been used as a spice in Iran. The aim of this study was t...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Momeni A,Maghsoodi H,Rezapour S,Shiravand M,Mardani M

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Susceptibility to Graves' disease (GD) is determined by various genetic factors; the gene encoding protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTPN22) may be one of those associated with higher risk of GD. The aim was to estimate the association of the PTPN22 gene polymorphism rs2476601:c.C>T (c.1858C>T) with the predispo...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Wawrusiewicz-Kurylonek N,Koper-Lenkiewicz OM,Gościk J,Myśliwiec J,Pawłowski P,Krętowski AJ

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Truncation FAM83H mutations cause human autosomal dominant hypocalcified amelogenesis imperfecta (ADHCAI), an inherited disorder characterized by severe hardness defects in dental enamel. No enamel defects were observed in Fam83h null mice suggesting that Fam83h truncation mice would better replicate human m...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Wang SK,Hu Y,Smith CE,Yang J,Zeng C,Kim JW,Hu JC,Simmer JP

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is the most common hereditary kidney disease. The main mutational genes causing autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) are PKD1 and PKD2 as well as some rare pathogenic genes. Unilateral PKD is rare in clinics, and its association with gene mutations is unclear. ...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Wang T,Li Q,Shang S,Geng G,Xie Y,Cai G,Chen X

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mutations in mitochondrial aminoacyl tRNA synthetases form a subgroup of mitochondrial disorders often only perturbing brain function by affecting mitochondrial translation. Here we report two siblings with mitochondrial disease, due to compound heterozygous mutations in the mitochondrial tryptophanyl-tRNA s...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Maffezzini C,Laine I,Dallabona C,Clemente P,Calvo-Garrido J,Wibom R,Naess K,Barbaro M,Falk A,Donnini C,Freyer C,Wredenberg A,Wedell A

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Over 500 epigenetic regulators have been identified throughout the human genome. Of these, approximately 30 chromatin modifiers have been implicated thus far in human disease. Recently, variants in BRPF1, encoding a chromatin reader, have been associated with a previously unrecognized autosomal dominant synd...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Pode-Shakked N,Barel O,Pode-Shakked B,Eliyahu A,Singer A,Nayshool O,Kol N,Raas-Rothschild A,Pras E,Shohat M

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are from the family of noncoding RNAs. Existing studies have shown that lncRNAs are involved in many biological processes and are strongly related to the occurrence and development of tumors. Recent studies have indicated that lncRNA GIHCG participates in the progression of many...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Liu G,Jiang Z,Qiao M,Wang F

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) (OMIM #201910) is a complex disease most often caused by pathogenic variant of the CYP21A2 gene. We have designed an efficient multistep approach to diagnose and classify CAH cases due to CYP21A2 variant and to study the genotype-phenotype relationship. METHODS:A large c...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Chi DV,Tran TH,Nguyen DH,Luong LH,Le PT,Ta MH,Ngo HTT,Nguyen MP,Le-Anh TP,Nguyen DP,Bui TH,Ta VT,Tran VK

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study investigated the effects of haplotypes T-G and C-A derived from NG_012836.1:g.4160T>C and NG_012836.1:g.4326G>A on protein expression levels in vitro and identified the functional sequence in the regulatory region of the GABRB3 gene linked to possible associations with schizophrenia. METHODS:Reco...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Liu Y,Ding M,Liu YP,Zhang XC,Xing JX,Xuan JF,Xia X,Yao J,Wang BJ

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most common congenital heart defect with a prevalence of 1%-2% in the general population. NOTCH1, SMAD6, and GATA5 are associated with BAV in humans, but few cases have been reported that did not involve NOTCH1. Here, we identified novel in-frame variants in SMAD6 (c.1168_1...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Park JE,Park JS,Jang SY,Park SH,Kim JW,Ki CS,Kim DK

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Kidney renal clear cell carcinoma (KIRC) is the most common subtype of renal tumor. However, the molecular mechanisms of KIRC pathogenesis remain little known. The purpose of our study was to identify potential key genes related to the occurrence and prognosis of KIRC, which could serve as novel diagnostic a...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Zhang B,Wu Q,Wang Z,Xu R,Hu X,Sun Y,Wang Q,Ju F,Ren S,Zhang C,Qin L,Ma Q,Zhou YL

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDACI) is a novel therapeutic option for cancer. However, the effects of HDACIs on chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and the underlying mechanisms are still unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect and the mechanism-of-action of two HDACI members, sodium butyrate ...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Jia X,Zheng Y,Guo Y,Chen K

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A family with skeletal and craniofacial anomalies is presented. Whole-exome sequencing (WES) analysis indicated a diagnosis of Larsen syndrome, although their clinical presentation does not include the hallmark joint dislocations typically observed in Larsen syndrome. METHODS:Patient consent for the sharing...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Kodra N,Diamonstein C,Hauser NS

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this letter, we want to add information to the paper "Genetics and genomic medicine in Argentina" that we considered it was lacking. Argentina is a big country with inequalities in the access to public health care, especially in medical genetics and genomics. ...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Cotignola J,Rozental S,Buzzalino N,Dain L

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preeclampsia is a serious pregnancy-specific syndrome with incompletely understood pathogenesis. Previous study has demonstrated that the decreased CXCR2 in preeclamptic placentas may contribute to the development of preeclampsia. The role of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of CXCR2 gene in the pathog...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Chen H,Zhang Y,Dai L,Song Y,Wang Y,Zhou B,Zhou R

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Colon cancer is one of most malignant cancers around worldwide. Nearly 20% patients were diagnosed at colon cancer with metastasis. However, the lack of understanding regarding its pathogenesis brings difficulties to study it. METHODS:In this study, we acquired high-sequence data from GEO dataset, and perfo...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Yang H,Wu J,Zhang J,Yang Z,Jin W,Li Y,Jin L,Yin L,Liu H,Wang Z

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lead (Pb) is broadly used in various industries and causes irreversible damage to human tissues, organs, and systems. Studies have revealed that lead exerts toxic effects via interfering with calcium channel. METHODS:In the present study, we investigated whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in TRP...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Liu J,Zhang L,Feng L,Xu M,Gao Y,Zhou P,Yu Z,Zhu B,An Y,Zhang H

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The mitochondrial DNA m.3243A>G mutation is one the most prevalent mutation causing mitochondrial disease in adult patients. Several cohort studies have used heteroplasmy levels in urinary epithelial cells (UEC) to correlate the genotype of the patients to the clinical severity. However, the interpretation o...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： de Laat P,Rodenburg RJ,Smeitink JAM,Janssen MCH

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chromosome 22q11.2 is susceptible to genomic rearrangements and the most frequently reported involve deletions and duplications between low copy repeats LCR22A to LCR22D. Atypical nested deletions and duplications are rarer and can provide a valuable opportunity to investigate the dosage effects of a smaller...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Woodward KJ,Stampalia J,Vanyai H,Rijhumal H,Potts K,Taylor F,Peverall J,Grumball T,Sivamoorthy S,Alinejad-Rokny H,Wray J,Whitehouse A,Nagarajan L,Scurlock J,Afchani S,Edwards M,Murch A,Beilby J,Baynam G,Kiraly-Borri

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The diagnostic workup in patients with a clinical suspicion of lysosomal storage diseases (LSD) is often difficult due to the variability in the clinical phenotype. The gold standard for diagnosis of LSDs consists of enzymatic testing. However, due to the sequential nature of this methodology and inconsisten...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Gheldof A,Seneca S,Stouffs K,Lissens W,Jansen A,Laeremans H,Verloo P,Schoonjans AS,Meuwissen M,Barca D,Martens G,De Meirleir L

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Disordered inflammation and immune response is an acknowledged risk factor for cervical cancer development. Interleukin-1 receptor type 2 (IL1R2) is a decoy receptor for IL-1 cytokines and involved in host inflammatory and immune progression which could lead to the lesion and neoplasia of cervix. In this stu...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Niu F,Wang T,Li J,Yan M,Li D,Li B,Jin T

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is an autosomal dominantly inherited disease which primarily manifested with developing adenomas or polyps in colon or rectum. It is caused by the germline mutations in adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene. Patients with FAP are usually manifested with "hundreds or even ...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Wang D,Liang S,Zhang X,Dey SK,Li Y,Xu C,Yu Y,Li M,Zhao G,Zhang Z

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Isolated cardiac arrhythmia due to a variant in CACNA1C is of recent knowledge. Most reports have been of singleton cases or of quite small families, and estimates of penetrance and expressivity have been difficult to obtain. We here describe a large pedigree, from which such estimates have been calculated. ...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Gardner RJM,Crozier IG,Binfield AL,Love DR,Lehnert K,Gibson K,Lintott CJ,Snell RG,Jacobsen JC,Jones PP,Waddell-Smith KE,Kennedy MA,Skinner JR

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:β-Globin gene cluster haplotypes associated with the Hb D-Los Angeles mutation have been reported in many different locations in different populations including Italy, Iran, Thailand, Belgium, Mexico, Holland, and Turkey. In this study, we have identified genetic relationships and formation periods between t...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Ozturk O,Arikan S,Atalay A,Atalay EO

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fanconi anemia (FA) affects only one in 130,000 births, but has severe and diverse clinical consequences. It has been theorized that defects in the FA DNA cross-link repair complex lead to a spectrum of variants that are responsible for those diverse clinical phenotypes. METHODS:Using NextGen sequencing, we...

journal_title：Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

authors： Velmurugan KR,Michalak P,Kang L,Fonville NC,Garner HR

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00